New London
Hilltop College Town Between Lake Sunapee And Pleasant Lake, Home Of Colby Sawyer College And The New London Barn Playhouse, Described As One Of The Oldest Continuously Operating Summer Theatres In New Hampshire (Confirm). · New London, New Hampshire
A small hilltop town in western New Hampshire, set on a ridge between Lake Sunapee to the west and Pleasant Lake to the east, with Mount Kearsarge filling the view beyond. Its Main Street runs along the crest past white clapboard churches, a town green, a handful of shops and cafes, a historic inn and the campus of Colby-Sawyer College, a small private college whose brick buildings give the town its academic, orderly feel. The New London Barn Playhouse, a summer theatre in an old barn on Main Street, is described as one of the oldest continuously operating summer theatres in the state (confirm), and its season of musicals and plays, staged by a young company, is the town's great summer draw. Beyond the center are quiet lanes, farm fields, conservation trails and the shores of Pleasant Lake, with a town beach and a clear view of Kearsarge. New London is not a sight in itself so much as a pleasant, walkable base for the Sunapee area, with better food and lodging choices than most towns nearby.
Main Street, New London, New Hampshire, 03257, United States
The town and Main Street are open all year. Shops generally keep daytime hours, roughly 9 or 10 am to 5 pm, with some closed on Sundays or Mondays; cafes open early and most restaurants serve dinner, some closing one or two nights a week and cutting hours from November to April (confirm). The New London Barn Playhouse runs its season from about June to August, with evening shows and some matinees on set days (confirm the schedule). The college campus grounds can usually be walked by visitors, but buildings are for students and staff. Pleasant Lake's town beach is used mainly in summer and may be limited to residents or permit holders (confirm).